So today last year was when I got a phone call from my boss. She was calling to tell me that we would be working from home. A whole year ago to the day, well happy first birthday to lockdown!

I don’t know where the last year has gone! At the time of when this all started I honestly believed we would be back in the office by Easter, how wrong was I. Not only have we had a lockdown Easter, everyone has experienced a lockdown birthday, Christmas and new year. Not much of a celebration for some. Others have saved money, then there’s the minority who were actually happy to stay in and not celebrate. My birthday doesn’t really get much of a celebration. This is because Williams is three days after mine, then my husbands is 3 days later. Mine just gets forgotten about! *sniff*.

But seriously thinking about each month throughout the last year it seems that we all faced challenges every single day. Also is it me or the did the weeks go really quick and still are? I’ve never had my weeks go so quick, they say it’s because we’re busy, butdoes that mean life will slow down when I run out of things to do?

That would NEVER happen!

The first half of the lockdown was a bit of a novelty for many, I think some were even thinking positively. Thinking what a great time to concentrate on a hobby, health plan or even a great opportunity to relax. (So jealous right now)

I spent the time wondering what I’d be doing if we had gone into lockdown without a child, it would’ve been much easier. Many parents on social media were saying what a lovely opportunity it was to spend time with their children, which I did agree with to a point.

Most of the time when I spent time with William he didn’t want to go for a walk, or out at all and just wanted to play hide and seek, trouble is we were running out of places to hide and seek. I tried my damn hardest to do something every day with him, but after a while it got very tiring and all I wanted to do was sit in my pijamas all day.

I remember when lockdown begun I planned and created a timetable of events so that William was doing something different everyday. So there was me trying to be organised. However, knowing now what I didn’t know then I wish I’d saved my energy. He was just happy doing anything as long as I was doing it with him (still quite tiring though). However, I have become quite an expert at Lego and building vehicles which I can now add to my CV! My boss will be so impressed! Have also discovered that the tablet is only a great babysitter when it works! (That’s another story!)

Back last year we purchased a second hand garden play house, chuffed with the fact that we managed to get a bargain AND being prepared for the summer. Although it was a god send to have that once we’d put that up in the garden and it actually encouraged him (believe it or not) to go outside! (I know right? A forest school boy too!?)

Then there was the sleeping, or lack of. We were both lucky enough to have flexible bosses so we actually managed to work our normal amount of hours over the five day working week. I really feel for others with kids in lockdown that were unable to do this. Trouble is William wasn’t sleeping which meant neither were we and we really struggled.

That all seems so long ago now, things seem to be getting back to some sort of a routine. I even have a hair appointment booked in April and my year old perm will be renewed then and I cannot wait.

Well what a year it has been for all of us, how has your lockdown been? I think I can safely say in the history books there’ll be more lockdown lows than a lockdown highs!